Some people choose to be vegetarian，but others are vegetarian because of their religion（宗教），their culture，or the place they live. There are vegetarians all over the world，but the country with the most vegetarians is India.
About one billion people live in India，and most follow the Hindu religion. Hindus think it is wrong to kill animals or make them suffer. They think if they do so，they will suffer the same way one day. Hindus believe cows are sacred，and they are respected by people. Therefore，most Hindus do not eat beef.
There are different kinds of vegetarians in the world. Some vegetarians do not eat beef or red meat，but they eat chicken and fish. Some do not eat red meat，chicken，or fish but they eat cheese，butter，eggs，milk，and other animal products. Other vegetarians do not use anything that comes from an animal. Some don t wear wool because it harms the sheep，don t use silk because it hurts silkworms，and don t eat honey because they do not want to hurt bees. Other vegetarians only eat vegetables；however they do not kill plants. For example，they will not eat carrots or potatoes because when you pick them，the plants die. They will eat apples or pears because picking them does not harm the plant. Some vegetarians do not kill or hurt any animal一not even a fly or a mosquito！
In India，too，there are different kinds of vegetarians. Some Hindus are strict vegetarians.Other Hindus eat all meat except beef, but they only eat it about once a week. Many families eat chicken or lamb a few times a year on special occasions，like wedding. The Hindus from the upper classes do not eat meat or drink alcohol. However，the lower classes eat all meat except beef. The upper classes, or Brahmans（婆罗门），cannot kill anything that is moving. If they do, they believe they will become that animal in their next lives and will be killed，too.
Hindus follow other rules when they eat. They rinse their mouths，arms，and legs before and after eating to clean themselves. It is a custom for the man of the house to eat thirty two mouthfuls at each meal，chewing carefully and thinking about pleasant things. Strict Hindus do not eat garlic or onions. They believe that foods have characteristics. Some foods are“hot"，others are“cold” They think the strong smells of these foods are too powerful for the mild tastes and smells of other vegetables. Also，in middle class families，many women do not eat meat，but men do. Women think eating meat is something manly. They also connect meat with violence.
Vegetarians are everywhere in both rich and poor countries. In parts of the world such as Africa，the Middle East，and Southeast Asia，meat is uncommon，and therefore it is an easy choice to be vegetarian. Surveys show that in both the United States and Britain about 4 percent of the population is vegetarian. And more and more people are choosing vegetarianism every day. Many people become vegetarian for health reasons. They look and feel better when they stop eating meat. Some famous vegetarians include Leonardo da Vince，Albert Einstein，Thomas Edison.
1.What does the underlined word“sacred" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Eatable and to be cooked.
B. Dangerous and to be killed.
C. Dirty and not to be eaten.
D. Godly and worth respecting.
2.What can you infer from paragraph 4?
A. Everyone in India eat all meat except beef.
B. Upper classes eat meat on important occasions.
C. Upper classes will become the animals that they eat for food.
D. People don t follow the same rule of being vegetarians in India.
3.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. People should eat less meat and more vegetables
B. There are different types of vegetarians all over the world.
C. Being a vegetarian is a smart choice.
D. Eating meat does harm to people s health.
4.What is NOT a reason why people become vegetarians，
A. They want to be pretty.
B. They want to be more healthy.
C. Meat is not common in their countries.
D. Eating meat is not allowed in their culture.
Sometimes I wonder why I ever wanted to drive. This morning as I was backing up the car，I 1. the car behind me. After I dropped off my children at their school，I started driving to a small town thirty miles away，where I had a meeting. While I 2. along a beautiful，quiet country road，suddenly I saw some chickens 3. the road. Before I knew it，I had run over one of them， and the farmer ran out of her house shaking her fist（拳头）at me. It seemed country roads were not so 4. after all，and I decided to take the highway instead. I turned off at the third exit，and before I knew it there was a police car 5. me. The policeman gave me a $ 150 ticket for going through a stop sign. I swear I didn t see it. Besides，that s a stupid place to put a stop sign.
Anyway，to make a bad day even 6. ，on my way home after I picked up my children from school，my car broke down. It cost me $ 65 to pull it to the nearest mechanic and another $ 400 to get it fixed. Next time I m going to take a taxi.
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请根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。所给提示词语仅供选用。
假如你是李华，你的学校要举行主题为“My Best Friend”的英语征文活动。请你用英文介绍你最好的朋友，包括他（她）的外貌或者性格特点，你经常和他（她）一起做什么并分享一件你们共同经历的事情以及你的感受。
提示词语：humor, popular, strong, helpful, play football, relax, excited, special
提示问题：
1. What is your best friend like?
2. What do you often do together?
3. Share one memory of something you did together and describe your feelings about it.
根据中文意思，用所给词语写句子。
1. 我已经做了一个宇宙飞船模型。（make a model spaceship）
2.Tom期盼着有一天能环游世界。（expect, travel）
3.我尽量不去占用你太多的时间。（try, take up）
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Once upon a time there was a writer who liked to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the beach. As he looked down the beach, he saw someone moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to cateh up. As he got closer, he saw that a young man was reaching down to the shore, picking something up and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer, he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man stopped, looked up and answered, "Throwing starfish into the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"
"The sun is up, and the tide(潮汐) is going out, and if I don't throw them in, they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you see that there are miles and miles of beach, and starfish all along it? You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely, then picked up another starfish and threw it into the ocean, past the breaking waves and said, "It made a difference for that one." And he kept throwing starfish.
There is something very special in each and every one of us. All of us can make a difference in life. If we know that, we have the power to shape the future.
1.When did the writer meet the young man?
2.Why did the young man throw starfish into the ocean?
3.What can we learn from the passage?
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。
Ever since a 71-year-old Brazilian(巴西的) man, Joao Pereira de Souza, saved a dying penguin(企鹅), he's been receiving visits from his feathered friend every year.
In 2011, Pereira de Souza found a hungry Magellanic penguin on the beach near his house. He named the penguin "Dindim" and fed it every day until it was strong enough to leave. 1. Pereira de Souza decided to take Dindim out into the water by boat and drop it off to encourage it to swim home. But when he was back to shore(海岸), he found the penguin waiting for him." 2. Then just after it changed its coat with new feathers, it disappeared," Pereira de Souza told TV Globo, a Brazilian TV network.
Magellanic penguins regularly swim thousands of kilometers a year to find places to have their babies on the coast of Argentina and Chile. 3. Many of Pereira de Souza's friends thought that when Dindim finally left, that was it for the human-bird friendship. But a few months later, Dindim returned and found Pereira de Souza. "It arrives in June and leaves to go home in February, and every year it becomes closer to me," Pereira de Souza said, " 4. If others try, it pecks(啄) them or waddles away. "
A. From time to time, penguins show up in warmer Brazilian waters. B. I am the only person who can get near to Dindim. C. It stayed with me for 11 months. D. But the penguin refused to go. |
